Preliminary Survey Results
- October 1992

Thank you to those members who
very kindly took the time to complete and return the
questionnaire. Connie has processed the first 120 surveys that
were returned to her. This covered 254 children, 133 of whom were
vaccinated and 121 were unvaccinated. This means that 52.3% were
vaccinated and 47.6% were not vaccinated. It is interesting to
see that while the numbers of vaccinated and unvaccinated are
almost even, there is a preponderance of health problems in the
vaccinated group.

IAS does not claim that the
figures represent the results of a properly controlled scientific
study. Most of the respondents are members of IAS, which means
the survey did not cover a random sample from the general
population. However, many of the vaccinated children surveyed
also had unvaccinated brothers and sisters also surveyed and as
they were from the same family many other factors such as
lifestyle and nutrition can be eliminated.

Briefly, the results were as
follows:

Condition

Vaccinated

Unvaccinated

Total

Asthma

20 (83%)*

4 (17%)

24

Eczema or
allergic rashes

43 (73%)

16 (27%)

59

Recurring
ear infections or glue ear

26 (76%)

8 (24%)

34

Grommets

8 (100%)

0

8

Recurring
tonsilitis

11 (79%)

3 (21%)

14

Apnoea or
near miss cot death

9 (82%)

2 (18%)

11

Hyperactivity

10 (91%)

1 (9%)

11

Petit mal
epilepsy

1 (100%)

0

1

* Percentage of those with the
condition, not percentage of the total surveyed.

So, while 52.3% of the total
were vaccinated, out of those with health problems, the
percentage of vaccinated children is always above 70%.

Another figure extracted from
the initial data is that 64% of the vaccinated children suffer
chronic illnesses, while 20% of the unvaccinated children suffer
chronic illnesses.

We look forward to a full
statistical analysis of all the questionnaires and will update
this when that is complete.